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2020 Iowa State University Land Value Survey: Overview

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Since 1950, the Iowa State University Land Value Survey has been the only data source that provides a county-level land value estimate for each of the 99 counties in Iowa. The 2020 Iowa State University Land Value Survey reported a 1.7% increase to $7,559 per acre in average Iowa farmland values from November 2019 to November 2020. This modest rise is the third increase in Iowa farmland values over the past six years, and a second consecutive rise. The increase is buoyed by record-level federal ad hoc payments, drastic cuts in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, recent surges in agricultural exports and commodity prices, and limited land supply. The 2020 land value still represents a 13% decline from the 2013 peak in nominal land values, or a 22% drop in inflation-adjusted values. All crop reporting districts reported an increase in land values except for the Southwest district, which saw a decline of 0.9%. While high quality land decreased by 0.1%, medium- and low-quality land saw increases of 2.6% and 6.7%, respectively. In general, the results from the 2020 Iowa State University Land Value Survey echo results from other surveys, which all showed relatively stable farmland market trends.

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  • Wendong Zhang, 2020. "2020 Iowa State University Land Value Survey: Overview," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 20-wp613, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    1. Chad Lawley, 2021. "COVID‐19 and Canadian farmland markets in 2020," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 69(2), pages 291-298, June.
    2. Choi, Jiseon & Jodlowski, Margaret C., 2023. "Not for sale: the role of farmland as a portfolio investment and its impact on supply in the market," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335557, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Chen, Le & Rejesus, Roderick M. & Aglasan, Serkan & Hagen, Stephen & Salas, William, 2022. "The Impact of No-Till Production on Agricultural Land Values in the US Midwest," 2022 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Anaheim, California 322445, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    4. Albulena Basha & Wendong Zhang & Chad Hart, 2021. "The impacts of interest rate changes on US Midwest farmland values," Agricultural Finance Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 81(5), pages 746-766, February.

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